Space Forum / Shuttle / June 2007

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the Atlantis ET foam problem is MORE SERIOUS than could appear looking
at the (relatively) small hole in the thermal protection blanket since
it

Anyone know what the revised landing opportunities are with the mission
extension?
Thanks..

Did the Buran copy our heat shield fabrication process or did it use a more
robust protection system?  If so, might we adapt their style heat tiles,
since they had a perfect flight safety record and could benefit from their
excellence in engineering?

The tone sounded at 5:23 EDT, tone and light for
fire alarm in FGB, working procedure to determine if it's
a false alarm -- which it seems like, since other alarm systems
haven't triggered.

Alot of the space station's construction can only be done by using the
shuttle's "heavy lift" capabilities. Once the shuttle is retired, is
there a plan to have some type of unmanned "heavy lift" vehicle which
would allow future stations to be built/maintained?

Russians: Possible 'Fatal Flaw' in Space Station
Russian Sources Tell ABC News They Suspect Americans Damaged Computers
By JIM SCIUTTO
June 15, 2007 —

wasn't there a protruding gap=filler near the landing gear door that
they were going to take care of? Did they already or not? All I hear
them talk about is the thermal blanket on the back that they said was
not really all that serious...

They seem to be flakey recently. The Win media is currently not working, the
Real is periodically on left channel overloaded, the media channel wind
media is intermittent and the real media is jumping about in its bit rate
availablity, resulting in that awful echoy tracking  ...

<http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/19230333/>
Worth a look!

Wasn't there a thruster module on a previous version of ISS planning prior
to Rev E or F?   It seems like there was and they canned it because of cost
along with the CRV and the Habitation Module.
If so, wouldn't that be coming in handy right now?

Seems to me that the problem is related to a unit on the s3/4 spewing out
crap and its getting into anywhere it can to create errors.
I once had a burglar alarm that was a great forecaster of thunderstorms
within 20 miles....:-)

Associated Press
June 9, 2007, 12:59 AM EDT
In a glimpse of what his candidacy might look like, he said he would
shut down public schools that aren't performing and offer a $20 billion

During this launch, NASA  TV channel broadcasted the two-way radio
communications between ground control and the shuttle as it ascended to
orbit.
What is this "Copy That"?  I thought that belongs in action movies.  The

Since the weather looks good and it's on a Friday, I've decided to take a
chance and fly in to see Atlantis launch.  I'll be there until Monday
morning so I've got a few scrub opportunities
Any advice on where do go?  It seems like the park in Titusville is a good

NY Times, Computer Flaw Could Imperil Space Station
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/14/science/14station.html
Reuters, "Major computer problem looms over space station"
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070614/us_nm/space_shuttle_dc_43